33-year old forward Felipe Ribeiro (201-F-79) had an amazing evening in the last round for Basquete Cearense and receives a Latinbasket.com Player of the Week award for round 11.He had a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds, while his team beat Suzano (#16, 2-8) 85-71. Basquete Cearense maintains the 8th position in Brazilian league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Basquete Cearense will need more victories to improve their 5-4 record. Ribeiro turned to be Basquete Cearense's top player in his first season with the team. Ribeiro has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in rebounds (3rd best: 9.0rpg) and averages solid 1.1bpg and 54.7% FGP.

Second best performed player last round was Jefferson Campos (190-G-91) of Suzano. He is a guard in his first season at Suzano. In the last game Campos recorded impressive 24 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists. Bad luck as Suzano lost that game 71-85 to the higher-ranked Basquete Cearense (#8, 5-4). Suzano is still in a red zone at 16th spot in the standings. 8 lost games are too many comparing to just two victories Suzano managed to get this year. Campos is a newcomer at Suzano and quickly became one of team's most reliable players.

Third place about best performers goes to forward Guilherme Pereira (190-F-91) of Bauru (#9). Pereira scored 22 points. He was a key player of Bauru, leading his team to a 83-71 win against the lower-ranked Joinville (#12, 4-7). Bauru needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 5 victories and 4 lost games. Pereira has a very solid season. In 9 games in Brazil he scored 8.2ppg.

The Player of the week is choosen based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3*(REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4*(2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3*(2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3*(3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

CHRIS ALLEN UniFacisa Paraiba (Liga Ouro) tabbed 29-year old American guard Chris Allen (190-93kg-88, college: Iowa State). He played recently at ASA Koroivos Amaliadas in Greek A1 league. Allen missed last season and had one year break from professional basketball. Among other achievements Allen's team won Big Ten Regular Season in 2009. He received also Big 12 All-Academic 2nd Team award back in 2012 at his college time. Allen has played also professionally in Hungary (Atomeromu), Isr... [read more]

CHRIS ALLEN

UniFacisa Paraiba (Liga Ouro) tabbed 29-year old American guard Chris Allen (190-93kg-88, college: Iowa State). He played recently at ASA Koroivos Amaliadas in Greek A1 league. Allen missed last season and had one year break from professional basketball. Among other achievements Allen's team won Big Ten Regular Season in 2009. He received also Big 12 All-Academic 2nd Team award back in 2012 at his college time.Allen has played also professionally in Hungary (Atomeromu), Israel (Maccabi Ashdod) and NBA G League (Sioux Falls Skyforce and Iowa Wolves).He attended Iowa State until 2012 and it will be his sixth season in pro basketball.Let's have closer look into Allen's outlook:
Exceptional long-range shooter, with the ability to shoot from well behind the 3-point line ... Also an exceptional athlete ... Has good size for a shooting guard.

PAULO NERY Experienced Paulo Nery (190-G-81) had a great game in the last round for UniFacisa and that's him to receive a Interperformances Liga Ouro Player of the Week award for round 4. The 36-year old guard had the game-high 21 points adding six rebounds and four assists for UniFacisa in his team's victory, helping them to edge out Macae (#8, 1-4) 77-75. UniFacisa maintains the 4th position in Brazilian Liga Ouro. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost two games earlier... [read more]

PAULO NERY

Experienced Paulo Nery (190-G-81) had a great game in the last round for UniFacisa and that's him to receive a Interperformances Liga Ouro Player of the Week award for round 4.The 36-year old guard had the game-high 21 points adding six rebounds and four assists for UniFacisa in his team's victory, helping them to edge out Macae (#8, 1-4) 77-75. UniFacisa maintains the 4th position in Brazilian Liga Ouro. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost two games earlier this season. UniFacisa will need more victories to improve their 3-2 record. Nery turned to be UniFacisa's top player in his first season with the team. Nery has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (4th best: 14.6ppg) and averages solid 53.1% FGP.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young forward Leonardo De Souza (200-F-96) of Brasilia. De Souza impressed basketball fans with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. It was enough for Brasilia to edge the lower-ranked Macae (#8, 1-4) by 3 points 65-62. This victory allowed Brasilia to move up to 5th position in the standings. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 2-2 record is not bad and everything may still change. De Souza is one of the most experienced players at Brasilia and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.

The third best performed player last round was American Nate Barnes (178-PG-90) of Macae (#8). Barnes scored 22 points and passed six assists. Despite Barnes' great performance Macae lost 75-77 to the higher-ranked UniFacisa (#4, 3-2). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. Macae can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 1-4 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Too bad for Barnes he does not play for a better team. But maybe if he did, his season stats would not be that high. Barnes has individually a great season in Brazil. After only 3 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 3.0apg (9th best).

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

The Player of the Week awards are presented by Interperformances. Interperformances is a full-service agency specializing in the representation of professional athletes the world-over. With more than forty-eight years of experience, INTERPERFORMANCES is well known to all professional teams and clubs. General Managers trust and rely on our opinions and recommendations.

JOAO PAULO BATISTA Experienced Former international Joao Paulo Batista (205-C/F-81) had a great game in the last round for league's second-best Flamengo and that's him to receive a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 24. The 36-year old had the game-high 22 points adding eight rebounds and three assists for Flamengo in his team's victory, helping them to beat Pinheiros (#7, 13-12) 78-67. Flamengo maintains the 2nd position in Brazilian NBB. They are still close to the ve... [read more]

JOAO PAULO BATISTA

Experienced Former international Joao Paulo Batista (205-C/F-81) had a great game in the last round for league's second-best Flamengo and that's him to receive a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 24.The 36-year old had the game-high 22 points adding eight rebounds and three assists for Flamengo in his team's victory, helping them to beat Pinheiros (#7, 13-12) 78-67. Flamengo maintains the 2nd position in Brazilian NBB. They are still close to the very top. Flamengo would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 22-3 record. Batista has many years of experience at Flamengo, through which he has constantly improved. Gonzaga University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Batista is in league's top in rebounds (7th best: 6.6rpg) and averages solid 59.8% FGP.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 26-year old guard Caue Borges dos Santos (180-G-91) of Caxias do Sul. dos Santos impressed basketball fans with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. Bad luck as Caxias do Sul lost that game 67-76 to the lower-ranked Botafogo F.R. (#12, 7-18). Caxias do Sul managed to keep the same 6th spot in the standings. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 14-12 record is not bad and everything may still change. dos Santos is a newcomer at Caxias do Sul and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders.

The third best performed player last round was another Flamengo's star - former international Marquinhos Vieira (207-SF-84). Vieira scored 19 points and passed six assists. He was another key player of Flamengo, helping his team with a 78-67 win against the lower-ranked Pinheiros (#7, 13-12). Flamengo is closer and closer to top of the standings. They will still need more victories. But 22-3 record is not that bad... Vieira has a great season in Brazil. After 25 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 18.4ppg (best scorer).

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

The Player of the Week awards are presented by Interperformances. Interperformances is a full-service agency specializing in the representation of professional athletes the world-over. With more than forty-eight years of experience, INTERPERFORMANCES is well known to all professional teams and clubs. General Managers trust and rely on our opinions and recommendations.

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